The McDowell Mountain Music Festival will be held in downtown Phoenix for the first time in 2013, featuring bands like The Roots, The Shins, Edward Sharpe and the Zeroes and Dr. Dog at Margaret T. Hance Park.

Sorry Tempe, but I want ASU’s law school to come downtown. But I’m also hoping against all hope that the building will be given a foundation that can support more height than ASU plans to build, because I guarantee it won’t be built in wood-frame and its currently-proposed design delivers a measly 3.5 Floor Area Ratio.

ASU and the American College of Sports Medicine hosted a national conference Saturday discussing the importance of physical activity and healthy lifestyles for patients with long-term illnesses.

For many members of ASU's marching band who live downtown, the commute to Tempe via light rail can be a chore. These students can spend up to six hours a week commuting to Tempe and back for marching-band activities.

RJ Price, senior director of marketing at the Downtown Phoenix Partnership, oversees a team that works on online support, event management and the promotion of the city's core. Price has been involved with local businesses and community events including the development of CityScape and the growing participation in the Zombie Walk.